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Shanahan has served as acting defense secretary since former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned last December over President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.

Manufacturers pay fees to grocery stores to display certain products. This pay to play system explains a lot about how your grocery works and how certain products get your attention.

President Trump held an event on surprise medical billing, and outlined his priorities for legislation to end the practice. He highlighted the stories of patients previously featured on NPR.

Louisville has voted to take down a monument of John Breckenridge Castleman. Castleman's history came under scrutiny after the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va.

The note, honoring Australia first female member of Parliament, misspells the word responsibility. Australia will correct this on future bills — after printing the error 46 million times.

Warwick Public Schools reversed its decision to bar students with delinquent debt from access to hot lunch meals after it was met with anger. An outpouring of donations has since erased the debts.

Maria Butina claims she was never recruited as a Russian spy. Then why did the FBI turn up evidence that a Russian security service had offered her employment? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly finds out.

Now 88 years old, Cuba's musical matriarch wants to perform for audiences until she dies. "What I have left to live for is smiles," Portuondo says.

Democrats in the House want documents, records and testimony. The Republican administration won't play ball. Here is how we got here — and what's coming next.

Our panelists predict what will be the next unexpected thing to show up in Game of Thrones.